Cycling across Sweden from Gothenburg to Stockholm - bike touring or bikepacking?
It is easy to find a gravel road or path in Sweden and you are allowed to camp in nature for one night according to “The right of public access” (www.swedishtouristassociation.... Sweden is sparsely populated compared to continental Europe so you can often bike for hours without encountering other cyclists.
There are also plenty of bike routes for bike touring which you can find in for example the Open Cycle Map (www.opencyclemap.org/). The ones we followed on this tour from West Coast to East Coast were Sverigeleden, Västgötaleden, Runt Vättern-leden, Näckrosleden, Mälardalsleden, Cyckelspåret and Göta Kanal-leden.
If you bring a tent is is easy to find somewhere to camp, but if you want a private room or hotel you need to plan ahead. The same applies for places to eat along the way.
The film shows a tour from Gothenburg to Stockholm along the lakes Vättern and Mälaren, through forests and farmland, and on the way back along the Göta Canal. The selection of routes was mainly intended for bike touring and was a mixture of bike lanes, small paved roads and dirt roads, all in all 1000 km.
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The video was filmed using a GoPro Hero 7 and a Sony RX100.
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Great video! I never thought of biking Sweden! Thanks for planting that seed! Was going to bike the Danube again next year but who knows....
nice route. gonna copy it to koomot.
wow , amazing course
Nice video! I do the same kind on my channel but in Romania. I am the 35th subscriber 👍
Cycling in sweden is a dream, someday I will realize it.
@matsstading6128
2 жыл бұрын
Go for it, it’s really nice, especially in the summer.
Härlig video. Ser ut som fantastisk rutt. Jag har planer på att cykla längs Göta Kanal i sommar. Såg verkligen fint ut där.
@matsstading6128
2 жыл бұрын
Tack! Rekommenderas, fin led längs kanalen och nästan bilfritt.
@Maydeus
2 жыл бұрын
@@matsstading6128 tänkte ta med fru och två barn (6 & 10) också. Tanken är Borensberg till Bergs slussar ToR med övernatt. Kommer bli kanon.
The music ❤️🙌
Thanks for making this video! As a retired Canadian, I’ve cycled east to west across France on the Canal des Deux Mers with my wife, and north to south across the Netherlands and down to Bruges with my brother. For both trips, I booked self-guided tours through a cycle touring company that arranged the hybrid bikes, accommodation and usually also luggage transfer (instead of carrying our clothes in panniers). My brother and I loved Stockholm and the Stockholm Archipelago and have been considering cycling up the Kattegat from Malmo to Oslo, or along the Gota Canal, or a cross-country cycle like yours. Do you have a favorite long distance route in Sweden for the best combination of safety (cycle paths), scenery and accommodation (not tent camping)? Your route on this video looks pretty great! Do you know of any cycle tour companies through which we could book your favorite long distance route? I’d really appreciate any advice you could provide. Cheers!
At the speed of light thru Sweden
Planerar att i sommar ta tåget till Göteborg och cykla hem till Stockholm. Har ni några tips på vägar och/eller platser att se (eller undvika!)?
@vikingandbiking
2 жыл бұрын
Det finns många att välja på, och från Göteborg är både Västgötaleden och Sverigeleden fina. Det beror på vilken rutt du vill följa. Titta på opencyclemap.org så kan du se alla leder.
Looks like a nice ride, can you share a GPX/KML file?
@vikingandbiking
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! I don’t have the complete gpx-file, but I have listed the routes we followed in the text for the video, and you can find them on opencyclemaps.org.
Nice video but the music…….. 😆🤙🏻
Waar is die nuwe goed? Wat beplan die man vir somer vakansie 2022???
@matsstading6128
2 жыл бұрын
We’ll see, there are so many nice bike trails :)
10000th viewer ❣️🥳🌟😘
@matsstading6128
Жыл бұрын
Wow! 🙏
Hey. How long did you take toget to Stockholm from Gothenburg, and
@manalivealiveo
Жыл бұрын
And was it enough time? 😊
@matsstading6128
Жыл бұрын
Hi! About 8 days biking one way. It was enough for some sightseeing, but it really depends on how you want to spend your days.
How many days it takes ?
@matsstading6128
7 ай бұрын
It’s about 600 km one way, so a week or two depending on how much you cycle in a day.
how many days total?
@matsstading6128
2 жыл бұрын
Two weeks with 2-3 days of rest.
Why tf, don't you know Sweden is the birthplace of most nightmares